Genoa

Frommer's Review

This has long been the best Italian restaurant in Portland, and with fewer than a dozen tables, it's also one of the smallest. Everything, from the breads to the luscious desserts, is made fresh in the kitchen with the best local seasonal ingredients. This is an ideal setting for a romantic dinner, and service is attentive -- the waiter explains dishes in detail as they are served, and dishes are magically whisked away as they're finished. The fixed-price menu changes frequently, but a typical dinner might start with an heirloom tomato tart, followed by pumpkin soup with chorizo and squash blossoms. Next might be wild-mushroom agnolotti pasta with grilled pork belly and then seared scallops with hearts of palm, purple carrots, and watermelon. For a main course, you might opt for guinea-hen roulade with ratatouille or suckling pig with candied olives, pickled jalapeños, and bacon broth. Then, of course, there's dessert, which is followed up with petit fours.

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